by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Financial Plan, IRA Accounts, Retirement, Running Money ®, Social Security, Taxes
Training for a marathon, like funding a Retirement Plan, is about both quantity and quality. My recent marathon training included very little quality work. I ran about 50 miles a week for the first three or four months of the year, but rarely did any “hard” workouts....
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Financial Plan, Retirement, Running Money ®, Social Security
Be wary of alternative Social Security claiming strategies, which are in the news now that baby boomers are eligible for benefits. There are expensive software tools designed to help retirees “maximize” their benefits, but inherent flaws permeate the thought processes...